Brake-head.



No. 827,200. PATENTEDJULY 31, 1906.

' G. A. WOODMAN.

.BRAKB HEAD.

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PATBNTED JULY 31-, 1906.

G. A. WOODMAN.

BRAKE-HEAD.

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UNITED "STATES. PATENT OFFICE.

stores ALVERADO To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE A Lv'ERADo WOODMAN, a citizen of the United States, re-

. Fig. is a sectional view sim siding atOhicago, in the county of Cook and v State of Illinois, have in ented new and useful Improvements in Brake-Heads, 'of which the following is a specification. This invention relates to adjustable brakeheads for railway-car brakes; and its object is to provide a multiplicity of adjustments for the head on the brake-beam, so that the brake-shoe may be adjusted and held in any desired position relative to the wheel.

I Further objects of the invention are to, en-

able the brake-head to be quicklyadjusted as required and to lock the head firmly and rigidly =on the beam in its adjusted'position.

In the "accom anying drawings I have illustrated severaFdiiferent ways in which the invention can be embodied with a'tubnlar beam. I v

7 Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a sectional view on the lines '1 1 of Figs. 2 and 3. Fig. '2 is an elevation of the brake-head. Fig. 3 shows one end of a tubular bra-kebeam. Fig. 4 isa sectional view on the line 4 4 of Fig. 5. Fig. "5 is 'a'sectio'nal view on the line 5 '5 of Fig. 4, view on the line6'6 of Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a sectional view on the line 7 7 of Fig. '9; Fig. 8 is a sectional viewon the line "8 80f Fig.9. Fig. '9 is a sectional view on the line 9 =9 of Fig. 7.

but showing theflanges at the inner end of the head and sleeve.

In the construction illustrated'in Figs. 1 to 3, the brake-head is rovidedwith-an integral sleeve 16, which ts u on thesleeve 17 on the brake-beam 18. T e sleeve 17 may be secured in va'riousways on the brake-beam, but in the example illustrated it is held se- "curely in place by the truss-rod-1'9, which passes'diagonally through 'thes'leeve and the end of the beam and is secured to the beam by the nut'20 on its outer'end and which bears against'aca'p -21 integral with-"the sleeve "17 or made separate therefrom-and bearing against its end. I The sleeve 17 thus forms a permanent and rigid part of the beam 18, and

in the commercial practice of the art the truss- I rod and the sleeve are eomprehended in the term brake-beam and should beso understood in the consideration of my invention. The sleeve could be made integral with the beam; but it has been customary to make this a separate part to reduce the cost.

Fig. 6 is a'sjectio'nal ilar to Fig. '9,-

WooDMA-N, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

Patented Jul 31, 1906.

In order toobtain a multiplicity of adjustments of the brake-head on the brake-beam,

I provide these parts with locking members,

one part having an even number and the other an odd number thereof. In Figs. 1. to 3 these locking members are formed by seven flat faces 22, located end to end below the periphery of the sleeve 17, and by 'siX flat faces 23, located end to end within the sleeve 16.

sleeve 17 impro er relation to the wheel'the key 24 is slipped into place between those faces of the sleeves which are parallel with each other. This bolt 'isfheaded at one end and secured by a cotter-pin '26 at its other end, and it fits snugly between the two parallel faces of the sleeves and holds the head On the beam a secure and rigid "manner.

By reason of the fact that there is an odd number of locking-faces on 'one part and an even number on the other part the head is capable of a multiplicity of adjustments 'on the beam, and these adjustments can be- I'na'de so fine in degree by providing the proper numberof locking-faces that the head can be secured in practically any position relative to the wheel. I have "shown the sleeve 17 provided withsevenand the sleeve 16 with siX locking-faces; but thisisnot arbitrary, except in'the respect that they areodd and even, anda greater-or less number may be employed when found"desirable to secure a proportionate delicacy of adjustment, 'it being'obv'ious that the greater the numberof locking-faces the finer will be the adjustment. Byreference to Fig. 1 it will be readily observedthat when the key is'removed a very slight movement of the head will bring two other locking-faces in pa'rallel relation-and '-obvi0us'ly if a greater number of these lockof 'adj'usting-faces is provided the delicacy Inejnt will be increased manifold. v

There are various ways of embodying the invention, and onsheets 2 and 3 I have shown two other COIlStIllCtlOIlS.

In Figs. '4. to 6, inclusive, the sleeves 16 and 17 are provided with peripheral flanges 27 and 28,

respectively, at one end, and these flanges have an odd and an even number of slots in struction, Figs. 4 to 6, the locking members are provided at one end only of the sleeves, and a bolt 31 may be arranged transversely through the beam 18 to prevent the head from working inwardly on the beam. The

. cap 21 is also made integral with the sleeve 17 but it will be apparent that this cap can be made separate from the sleeve.

In the construction of Figs. 7 to 9, inclusive, the sleeves 16" and 17 are provided with peripheralflanges at their outer ends, and one of these flanges has an even number and the other an odd number of transverse openings to receive the key 24". I have shown the flange 32 of sleeve 16 on the head 15 provided with an even number of openings 34 and the flange 33 of the sleeve 17 on the beam 18 provided with an odd number of openings 35. The head can be adjusted on the beam in the manner heretofore described, and the key fastened in whatever openings in the flanges happen to register with each other in such adjustment.

A greater number of openings can be provided in the flanges, and a more delicate adjustment of the parts can be thereby obtained. In Fig. 9 I have shown the cap 21 made integral with the sleeve 17 and the flange 33; but obviously this cap can be made separate.

In Fig. 10 the construction is similar to that illustrated in Figs. 7 to 9, except that the flanges 36 and 37 are located atthe inner end'of the sleeves instead of at the outer end and the cap 21 is made separate from the beam-sleeve 17. In the construction the head-sleeve 16 and the beam-sleeve 17 are rigidly locked together by the key 24 in the same manner described in connection with Figs. 7 to 9. Wherever it is possible, I prefer to make the cap integral with the beamsleeve or the beam itself in order to reduce the number of parts.

All of the constructions illustrated embody the salient feature of my invention, which comprises an odd and an even number of locking-faces disposed in adjacent relation on the head and beam, thereby providing for a multiplicity of adjustments of the head relative to the Wheel. In Figs. 4 to 6 the walls of the slots and in Figs. 7 to 10 the walls of the openings in the flanges constitute the locking members or faces of the parts. Notwithstanding the fact that the adjustment may be made extremely delicate in degree, the head will be firmly and rigidly looked upon the beam and not liable to become loosened to drop off in service.

In the several constructions herein set forth I have provided the head with an even number and the beam with an odd number of locking members; but this may be reversed, if desired.

Without limiting myself to the exact construction and arrangement of parts herein shown and described, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination of a brake-beam and a brake-head each embodying a sleeve constructed to fit concentrically one within the other, said sleeves being provided at one end with a plurality of locking-faces, an odd number on one and 'an even number on the other, and a key for forming a locking connection between a pair of said faces.

2. The combination of a brake-beam and a brake-head each embodying a sleeve constructed to fit concentrically one within the other, said sleeves being provided at their outer end with a plurality of locking-faces, an. odd number on one and an even number on the other, and a key for forming a locking connection between a pair of said faces.

3. The combination of a brake-beam and a brake-head each embodying a sleeve constructed to fit concentrically one within the other, peripheral flanges on said sleeves, one of said flanges having an odd number and the other an even number of openings, and a key to fit in a pair of said openings to lock the sleeves together.

4. The combination of a brake-beam and a brake-head each embodying a sleeve constructed to fit concentrically one within the other, peripheral flanges on said sleeves at one end thereof, one of said flanges having an odd number and the other an even number of openings, and a key to fit in a pair of said openings to lock the sleeves together.

5. The combination of a brake-beam and a brake-head each embodying asleeve constructed to fit concentrically one within the other. peripheral flanges on said sleeves at the outer end thereof and lying adjacent to each other, one of said flanges having an odd number and the other an even number oi transverse openings, and a key to fit in a pair of said openings to lock thesleeves together.

GEORGE ATNERADO WOODMAN.

Witnesses WM. 0. BELT, M. A. KIDDIE. 

